I’ve just been on a workshop to build ecoids using XBee. An ecoid collects eco-data such as humidity, light and temperature and using an XBee transmits the values to a server which then in turns loads them into a database for publishing at a later date. Photos of the workshop can be found here.
Posted in Ramblings.
Tagged with ec-os, ecoid, processing, xbee.
For my project I intend to create a portable system that users can carry round with them on a usb flash storage device. Based on Linux it will contain utilities that can be used by creatives. The user will be able to plug it into any computer, boot from it and use their data on the device as if it was on the hard drive of the host. Then once they have finished, the user will be able to shut the host down and remove the device taking their files with them.
For my thesis I want to examine the theory of gift giving and the bond it creates between the giver and the receiver. Do people give gifts without expecting something in return or are all gifts returned in one way or another? I am particularly interested in the growth of the gift economy amongst the hacker community and want to explore it being a viable alternative to the market economy.
Download the full proposal here.
Posted in Masters, Msc Project, Synthesis.
Tagged with Masters.
Posted in Ramblings.
Tagged with futuresonic.
I’ve been a bit lapse in charting my progress in this……mainly coz my progress has been pretty slow in my opinion. Anyways, I’ve been working on doing the visuals mainly coz I’ve not been able to get Processing to talk to the midi controller and I’ve not been able to get over to the lab to spend any amount of time to work out why, until today. I essentially removed everything (Processing, all of its midi libraries and mmj), re-installed it all and it worked. Using scripts provided with the libraries I was able to list the midi controller and I knocked up a test which wrote coloured circles to the stage depending on the values obtained which you can see below. So now i just need to put it all together with my existing scripts, write some more and then do a test with the skeleton.
Posted in Masters, Negotiated Practice B.
Tagged with Masters, midi, processing.
All the furbies I got from eBay have arrived although 3 weren’t as advertised. They were essentially beanie babies so I complained and got the guy to give me a full refund…..which I used to buy 2 more. This is possibly getting a bit obsessive. I’ve also ordered an ir tester from Maplins so that I can at least prove (if only to myself) that the transmission is working. So anyway, here’s a foto of all my new furbies
Posted in Adaptive Games Systems, Masters.
Tagged with furby, Masters.
Just got 3 more furbies off of eBay!!
Posted in Adaptive Games Systems, Masters.
Tagged with furby.
I lost out on 2 but I won 2. Three more to go - exciting stuff eh!
Posted in Adaptive Games Systems, Masters.
Tagged with furby.
There’s some furbies for sale on eBay and I’m currently bidding for 7. Keep everything crossed!
Posted in Adaptive Games Systems, Masters.
Tagged with furby.
